New York, July 14.
The semi-finals of the annual Professional Golf Association tournament will be staged today on the sun-baked course of the Pomonok Country. Club.
Although Paul Runyan, defending champion, tried pluckily to rally and enter the last four, he was forced to bow to Dick Metz, 2 and 1, after being four down at the end of the first round.
Henry Picard entered the semifinal by. scoring a close victory over Rod Munday, who earlier had eliminated some of the biggest names in golf, 2 up and 1 to play.
Byron Nelson, soared into the top ranks as outstanding favourite, when the entered the semi-final through ousting Emerick Kocsis, 10 up and 9 to play after his rival went to pieces.
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